Born on 25 December 1897 in Brantford, Ontario - son of Mrs. Henry Butterworth, Brantford, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address same as mother, trade as clerk, single, no current military service, previously served for 3.5 years with the B.C.I. [?], Church of England, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 36.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair.
Joined the 125th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Brantford, Ontario, on 27 December 1915 (number 772506) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 27 or 28 March 1918 - invalided sick to England on 20 June 1918.
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